Practical part of exam – Basics of Nursing 2010/2011

1. Hand washing procedures, Carry out hygienic hand disinfection and try to
describe all differences to surgical hand disinfection.
2. Donning, manipulating with and removing of sterile gloves.
3. Application of gauze or elastic bandage to secure dressing - Bandaging of
hand – “mitten”, Basic rules of bandaging.
4. Application of elastic bandage for simple intermittent compression - Apply a
low bandage, Prepare all necessary equipment.
5. Application of triangular bandages - Triangular bandage for head, assessment
of patient before application of triangular bandage.
6. Application of gauze or elastic bandage to secure dressing, Recurrent turns -
bandaging of head.
7. Prepare all necessary equipment for applying oxygen, try to indicate their
pros and cons (advantages/disadvantages)
8. Applying/administering medication, topical routes – eye, nose, ear, per
rectum. Patient and equipment preparation, basic rules and procedure
implementation.
9. Preparation and administration of s.c. (subcutaneous) injection – patient and
equipment preparation, basic rules and procedure implementation,
complications.
10. Preparation and administration of special kinds of s.c. (subcutaneous)
injections (Insulin shot, insulin pen shot, anticoagulant therapy – Low
molecular weight heparin (Clexane, Lovenox)) - equipment preparation, basic
rules and procedure implementation, complications.
11. Preparation and administration of i.m. (intramuscular) injection – patient
and equipment preparation, basic rules and procedure implementation,
complications.
12. Preparation and administration of i.v. injection – patient and equipment
preparation, basic rules and procedure implementation, complications.
13. Urinary catheterization of female patient with straight catheter. Prepare
patient and all necessary equipment.
14. Urinary catheterization of female patient with indwelling/permanent
catheter. Prepare patient and all necessary equipment.
15. LOW cleansing enema – patient and equipment preparation, basic rules and
procedure implementation.
16. HIGH cleansing enema – patient and equipment preparation, basic rules and
procedure implementation.
17. Vital signs – taking body temperature, pulse rate, respiration and blood
pressure.
18. Nasogastic tube insertion – patient and equipment preparation, basic rules
and procedure implementation.
19. Diagnostic procedures – collection of samples and specimens, phases of
diagnostic testing, general rules of taking samples, standard precautions (staff
and patient protection against cross infection)
20. Blood tests, Collecting blood specimens by venipuncture (syringe method
and vacutainer method)
21. Blood tests, collecting blood specimens – hemocultura by venipuncture.
22. Collecting capillary blood specimens for measuring blood glucose and
peripheral blood gas analysis (ASTRUP)
23. Collecting urine – sorts of lab tests/examinations, technique of taking
samples, physical and chemical urine testing.
24. Stool specimens – sorts of lab tests/examinations, technique of taking
samples.
25. Sputum specimens – sorts of lab tests/examinations, technique of taking
samples.
26. Establishing and maintaining a sterile field with filling other equipment into
the sterile field.
27. Prepare all necessary equipment to the dressing clean/aseptic surgery
wound. Carry out the dressing.
28. Prepare all necessary equipment to the cleaning and dressing
contaminated wound. Carry out the cleaning and dressing.
29. Intravenous therapy and parenteral nutrition, infusion administering -
patient and equipment preparation, basic rules and procedure implementation,
complications.
30. Peripheral i.v. line – insertion (select the appropriate site and
implementation of procedure), indications and contraindications, nursing care,
complications.
31. Blood therapy – pre-transfusion test and care about patient before
transfusion.
32. Blood therapy – care about patient during transfusion, special precautions
concerning transfusion, adverse reactions to transfusion.